The Auxiliary Services Corporation of SUNY Cortland (ASC) will celebrate the grand opening of its newly remodeled college store in Neubig Hall on September 25, 2009.
The revamped facility took several years of planning and six weeks of actual construction. Terence Cahill, director of the college store said that the main objective behind the remodeling program was to provide students with a better space to shop in, one that is more open and inviting and easier to move around in.
The greatly expanded bank of registers enables much faster checkout during busy times. A wall of floor-to-ceiling windows, new overhead lights, and banks of spot lighting flood the store with light.
The wall that separated the book department from the rest of the store has been removed to create a large and unified store. The store is arranged to cater to students’ convenience; for instance the textbooks are connected to the main store now. The computer demonstration and display area features the newest of Apple computers as well as a variety of PCs offered at educational discounts.
David Burgess of Drayden Design Group in Kentucky was engaged to complete the architectural plan. During construction, the college store was relocated to the basement of Neubig Hall.
Founded more than 50 years ago, ASC is a not-for-profit organization that provides dining services, vending, college store, student ID cards, and other essential services to the campus community. ASC is governed by a board of directors made up of students, faculty and administrators. ASC employs more than 400 regular staff members and students and is the largest employer of students on the SUNY Cortland campus.
